{"id":4403,"date":"2025-10-14T17:46:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/how-to-watch-us-open-mens-semifinals-as-american-ben-shelton-bids-to-upset-novak-djokovic-cnn\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:46:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:46:35","slug":"how-to-watch-us-open-mens-semifinals-as-american-ben-shelton-bids-to-upset-novak-djokovic-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/how-to-watch-us-open-mens-semifinals-as-american-ben-shelton-bids-to-upset-novak-djokovic-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch US Open men\u2019s semifinals as American Ben Shelton bids to upset Novak Djokovic | CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite vossi-source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location vossi-source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-3d817504e78aba60ace04c21834b6cbd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Before a ball was even hit at this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/07\/tennis\/naomi-osaka-announces-tennis-return-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>, many would have predicted three of the four semifinalists in the men\u2019s draw.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-7dafda3e15547a57b033b3eb259f93aa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/05\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-taylor-fritz-us-open-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>, Carlos Alcaraz and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/06\/tennis\/daniil-medvedev-heat-andrey-rublev-us-open-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a> have all been at this stage before. All have won at least one grand slam and the trio occupy the top three ranks in the world.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-ff9fda73bd47a0be26936f8fd80b98dc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Then there is American hopeful Ben Shelton. In truth, not many would have predicted the 20-year-old would make it this far in New York, but his place in the semifinals has been no fluke.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-fc7494bced60065e5c9100cf95d2bdee@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            With his booming serve and powerful ground strokes, the world No. 47 has certainly demonstrated his potential to sit among the sport\u2019s elite, but he will have to find new levels to book his place in the final.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-c23d55731e1f80228beeb928af0c4e18@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Djokovic and Shelton kick off proceedings in Arthur Ashe Stadium at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, with Medvedev taking on Alcaraz afterwards.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-642840881d5ad9dbe982f716cd3d7194@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Viewers in the US can watch all the action on ESPN, while Sky Sports will broadcast the matches in the UK.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-a83bfd3765d75d4e0ee340945462ab01@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After beating compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the last round, Shelton set up a tie with arguably the greatest player to ever play the game, Djokovic.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-dac02f426c0a7f14b66d8a3a396b6fc8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Serbian is bidding to win his fourth US Open title and his 24th grand slam overall. Once again, he\u2019s been in superior form at the tournament and will likely test Shelton like he\u2019s never been tested before as they meet for the first time.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-4681cfe6d9c6d05bf557a180036fc01f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, with the home crowd behind him, Shelton is hoping he can surprise a few people in Friday\u2019s semifinal.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-82e35684ef18d5f10bdff359211541d4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think that whenever you play somebody for the first time and someone who has been in this situation so many times and come out victorious so many times, that\u2019s in the back of your head,\u201d Shelton admitted.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-6c0bd47e797474a3f11ac87be935d9af@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI also think it\u2019s an advantage with my game style playing someone who\u2019s never played me before.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-516e680ec12240860b32db042bbeddd7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think that I can bring some things to the table that maybe you don\u2019t see in your normal match.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-8d4b1407895e11b8ad75d535bb359486@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Shelton has enjoyed a quite remarkable 12 months since making his grand slam debut at last year\u2019s US Open, where he lost in the first round.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-ffd2cda0b27d89b02ba53430c5788cb3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He broke into the world top 100 later that year without ever playing outside of the US, before starting his 2023 with a quarterfinal run at the Australian Open.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-a23969b5cbc1796247fefdefbd02a606@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"ben shelton 2023 us open\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6753080082135524\" data-original-height=\"2631\" data-original-width=\"3896\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230904124758-ben-shelton-2023-us-open.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"2631\" width=\"3896\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230904124758-ben-shelton-2023-us-open.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2631\" width=\"3896\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230904124758-ben-shelton-2023-us-open.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2631\" width=\"3896\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230904124758-ben-shelton-2023-us-open.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2631\" width=\"3896\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230904124758-ben-shelton-2023-us-open.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-bfa69426828901aadeb213089af20565@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Coached by his father, the youngster has only continued to improve and is now the youngest American man to reach a singles semifinal since 1992.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-c7d6f67289dacf5c3f01f6ee721754a8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think the mental has improved more than the physical,\u201d Shelton told reporters, speaking about his development.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-f837c36123888a0f4e99691208d434ff@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of times where I could have gone over to my box today and said, \u2018Guys, I\u2019m cooked. I\u2019m tired. I don\u2019t know if I can go anymore.\u2019\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-cb93adcdce30c783ade1ce51be2315e4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cInstead, I told myself, \u2018I\u2019m fine and he\u2019s feeling it too.\u2019 I think being able to flip it in your head is more than half the battle.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-4a1e1ab0aa3f21b19495e22ff0aae37f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Djokovic, playing in his 47th grand slam semifinal, will be the favorite to progress on Friday, but he\u2019ll certainly be made to work for it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-2a11ab8bc1d1577d0905ae5fe3e9e27b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The carefree Shelton, who is 16 years younger than his opponent, has nothing to lose and will therefore have license to take it to Djokovic.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-00c4508aff24a4ba561bbdf3942d1517@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            With the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/06\/tennis\/daniil-medvedev-heat-andrey-rublev-us-open-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">brutal<\/a>\u201d heat already testing players at this stage of the tournament, veteran Djokovic knows he needs to plan for a battle.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-924d6323e812bd5842aa4e6c0679dde6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have to have an approach that is different from what it was 10 years ago,\u201d he told reporters about adapting his game as a 36-year-old.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-49375a342dc7f14dc66133412178dbf9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m the father of two children, a lot of things are happening off the court that are obviously part of my life that affect me in one way or another, my mental state, my emotional state.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-6c6c398c0fcfb76af534731d4a96b64a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI need to know how to handle all of these things and create a formula that works. So far, so good.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-38f3f2cc6f2a9547745352fc2e5121b0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The other semifinal will see world No. 1 Alcaraz face Russian third seed Medvedev.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-f21c9185e7b86f1d1cc72a833e3330f9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The pair have won the last two US Open titles between them, Alcaraz last year and Medvedev in 2021, and have both looked sharp over the last two weeks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-3a290c2893decbfa5d16e8113fd0c2bf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Spain\u2019s Alcaraz will have the added pressure of being reigning champion, but it\u2019s something he\u2019s had to quickly get used to over the past 12 months.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-30834e8f4271466704752dcca63e693e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            His win at Flushing Meadows in 2022 announced the Spaniard as a global superstar and he\u2019s gone from contender to favorite in almost every tournament he plays.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-e6640ad208e12352001933abca960539@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cLast year, I was facing my first semifinal of a grand slam. Now, I\u2019m facing my fourth one,\u201d Alcaraz told reporters.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-a41933dd6e667ab0f774c094f8e0475e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI feel like I\u2019m a totally different player. I feel like I\u2019m more mature. I deal better with the pressure.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/image-fd96d3a621ce03747ca370d94165f5d2@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"Daniil Medvedev Carlos Alcaraz SPLIT\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230907125241-daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-split.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230907125241-daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-split.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230907125241-daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-split.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230907125241-daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-split.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230907125241-daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-split.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230907125241-daniil-medvedev-carlos-alcaraz-split.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz will battle it out for a place in the final.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"900\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-961414b8f4c8f2f0cc98c5c591282a4f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Medvedev, meanwhile, has been around much longer, but is also surfing a wave of momentum in recent weeks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-e4166a3feb761c53a24605aabad0ff0f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            After a disappointing third-round exit at the Australian Open, the 27-year-old has turned around his form and has gone on to win five titles so far in 2023.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-dc6e7b03464c795c321e4bc8560dc06d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Despite struggling with the extreme heat during his semifinal battle with Andrey Rublev, Medvedev is producing some impressive performances and looks to be a very real threat to Alcaraz.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-8566f97da0d6346cbbc5ab72e01e7ddc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat\u2019s how tennis is. I think that\u2019s how sometimes it can be in life, many things can happen, and you can be disappointed,\u201d Medvedev told reporters.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph-cce431df9a2dd168cbcc7da1ccf2b33f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThen the next day is a new day and something good can happen.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/08\/tennis\/us-open-mens-semifinal-novak-djokovic-ben-shelton-spt-intl\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Before a ball was even hit at this year\u2019s US Open, many would have predicted three of the four semifinalists in the men\u2019s draw. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have all been at this stage before. 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